WEBVTT CAROL STARTS NOW.. LOTS OF EXCITEMENT THIS MORNING. THAT COLD RAIN TURNED TO SNOW EVEN IN THE UPSTATE ... JUST AS JOHN PREDICTED. A U-LOCAL VIEWER SENT THIS TO US FROM MAULDIN. AND HERE'S SOME MORE U-LOCAL VIDEO. WE LIVE IN AN AGE WHEN JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY ... CAN CAPTURE A LITTLE TV MAGIC. AND WE APPRECIATE THIS. TODAY'S WEATHER ... UPLOADED TO U-LOCAL ... FROM EAST GREENVILLE. AND THIS IS FAMILIAR. WHEN THE SNOW STARTED FALLING IN GREENVILLE OUR NEWSROOM GRABBED CAMERAS AND RAN OUTSIDE. AND SO HERE'S THE MAN. CHIEF METEOROLGIST JOHN CESSARICH ... TALKING MORE SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS. AND IN THE UPSTATE... GET READY FOR A COLD NIGHT. JOHN THE WINDS ARE GOING TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT TONIGHT RIGHT? SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE TENNESSEE/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS TONIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE CAN EXPECT BITTERLY COLD AIR TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ACROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS TONIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE CAN EXPECT BITTERLY COLD AIR TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE CAN EXPECT BITTERLY COLD AIR TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. TONIGHT MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE CAN EXPECT BITTERLY COLD AIR TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. NOW TO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ... WHERE THERE IS SOME BEAUTY ... AND SOME MESS ... FROM THIS STORM. ICY ROADS A CONCERN ALL DAY ... AND THAT WORRY ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON. NEWS 4'S SEAN MUSERALLO TONIGHT ... FROM HENDERSON COUNTY. MICHIGAN NATIVE DEBRA SMITH THOUGHT SHE WAS TRADING IN HER CHANCES FOR A SNOWY THANKSGIVING WHEN SHE AGREED TO COME TO SOUTH CAROLINA. TURNS OUT, SHE'LL GET TO HAVE HER PIE AND EAT IT, TOO, WITH FAMILY. Clip 54 20:19 "I love this kind of weather. It reminds me of home." --NAT- FOR THE LOCALS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT LIVE HIGH UP, LIKE CHRIS KALENIAN, LOVE WASN'T THE WORD HE WAS LOOKING FOR. CONCERNING WAS MORE LIT IT AS HE WATCHED FREEZING RAIN, TURN TO SNOW BEFORE HE TURNED OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING FOR HIS FAMILY'S GET-TOGETHER IN GEORGIA. Clip 52 18:30 "we took it slow. Coming from a residential area and a place that was off the main road, it was certainly very icy this morning."-NAT- NC-DOT CREWS MADE KEEPING THE INTERSTATES AND OTHER PRIMARY ROADS CLEAR A PRIORITY. THEN THEY HIT THE SECONDARY ROADS. --NAT-- IN ASHEVILLE, PUBLIC WORKS CREWS WERE OUT EVERYWHERE. NOT ALWAYS BEFORE DRIVERS GOT TO THE ICE. IN FACT, TWO DRIVERS SLID OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH ON OVERLOOK DRIVE. clip 46 14:19 "I mean, it was scary, don't get me wrong. But uh, I'm okay and nobody's hurt so everything's fine." AND THAT'S THE WAY CREWS WANT TO KEEP IT THIS THANKSGIVING. "FINE" . AFTER MOTHER NATURE SHOWED UP TO THE TABLE THIS YEAR, UNINVITED. SEAN MUSERALLO WYFF NEWS 4 HENDERSON COUNTY. AND LOOK AT THIS! OUR CREWS TOOK A WRONG TURN TRYING TO GET TO A SKI RESORT IN HAYWOOD COUNTY. LOOKING AT THE ROAD YOU CAN SEE THE SNOWY WEATHER IS CREATING QUITE AN IMPACT. WYFF NEWS 4'S CHRIS JUSTUS DID MAKE IT TO HIS DESTINATION. CHRIS, THE WEATHER MAY BE A PROBLEM FOR TRAVELERS BUT A WELCOME SIGN FOR THE SKI RESORTS. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT CAROL--THE RESORTS AND SKIERS ARE BOTH LOVING THIS SNOW. WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE ALL DAY AND IT HAS NOT STOPPED SNOWING. LAST CHECK WE HAD ABOUT 8 INCHES OF FRESH POWDER. I'M GOING TO COME DOWN THIS HILL HERE TO SHOW YOU JUST HOW GOOD THE POWDER IS--SKIERS IN HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE USED TO A LITTLE BIT OF ICE HERE AND THERE--BUT THERE'S NOTHING BUT FRESH POWDER TODAY AND THAT MAKES FOR THE PERFECT SKIING CONDITIONS! THE GENERAL MANAGER HERE AT CATALOOCHEE TELLS ME IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS! <Chris Bades Cataloochee Ski Area <You know it is always good to have snow falling when you are skiing, to have snow in the woods. It's a psychological thing but it's also great for skiing too. We can't make a better product nature can." CATALOOCHEE WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW FROM 8:30 UNTIL 4:30 AND THEN YOU CAN SKI ALL DAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THEY ARE OPEN 8:30 TO 10PM! MAKE SURE YOU PACK PLENTY OF LAYERS IF YOU COME OUT HERE THIS WEEKEND--LAST TIME I THANK YOU CHRIS. A LOT OF YOU GRABBED YOUR CAMERAS AND TOOK PICTURES AS THE SNOW CAME DOWN. LIKE THIS ONE IN TAYLORS... AND WE EVEN GOT PICTURES FROM GAITLINBURG POSTED ON U-LOCAL. IF YOU HAVE PICTURES YOU WANT TO SHARE... JUST GO TO WYFF 4 DOT COM AND UPLOAD YOUR PICTURES TO U-LOCAL. WEATHER'S HAD ITS WAY WITH THE AIRPORTS AS WELL. AND WITH SOME UNFORTUNATE TIMING. ACCORDING TO TRIP ADVISOR DOT COM...16 PERCENT OF THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRAVELERS WERE EXPECTING BAD WEATHER TO AFFECT THEIR TRAVEL PLANS. WE MET ONLY A FEW WHO HAD ANY CONCERNS. "I know, I'm so thankful now because when I was getting on the plane, it was pouring in New York City and now we have sunshine here I'm just so grateful and thankful." JODIE CHAN SAYS SHE IS GLAD THE WEATHER DID NOT INTERRUPT HER HOLIDAY PLANS -- WHICH INCLUDE TASTING HER FIRST THANKSGIVING TURKEY EVER... SHE'S A FRIEND OF THE MCKEEL FAMILY FROM GREENVILLE...WHO INVITED HER HERE...AND ALSO TOLD HER THAT IS A TRADITION TO CELEBRATE WEARING HANDMADE HEADDRESSES. THERE WERE SOME TRAVELERS CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE DELAYS WITH CONNECTIONS ELSEWHERE... AND THE BLAST OF WINTER WEATHER EARLIER TODAY CAUSED CONCERNS FOR SOME WHO WERE WAITING ON LOVED ONES TO ARRIVE. "We had some snow earlier and I thought maybe she was going to be late coming in and I called her mama and her mama told me 'Oh, don't worry about the weather' and I said, well, 'I can drive in any weather.'" THROUGHOUT THE DAY THERE WERE ONLY A FEW DELAYS LISTED ON THE AIRPORT MONITORS.. AIRPORT OFFICIALS RECOMMEND CHECKING WITH THE AIRLINES FOR CHANGES IN FLIGHT PLANS. ON THE ROADS... TRIPLE-A SAYS A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING TO THEIR DESTINATION. MANY HOWEVER DID NOT EXPECT THIS. SLICK ROADS THIS MORNING. THERE WAS WET SNOW COMING DOWN ALL OVER THE UPSTATE.... AND THIS WAS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE ON 385 IN LAURENS COUNTY. TO THE NORTH THE WEATHER WAS EVEN WORSE. HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THERE WILL BE EXTRA PATROLS OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING SAFE. "with your speed and other things... that is where it comes back to knowing your vehicle, know your surroundings keep a eye on your mirrors look for those other vehicles around you because traffic is going to be heavy its going to be congested... so just take your time." AAA SAYS 567-THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA ARE TRAVELING THIS HOLIDAY. THAT NUMBER RISES TO MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA.